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ripping

[rip-ing] / ˈrɪp ɪŋ /


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"We were sound asleep when that thing came ripping through our neighbourhood," recalls Cantey, an aerospace engineer and consultant based in northern California.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

Still, there’s no cure or vaccine for either hantavirus or the specific Bundibugyo strain of Ebola currently ripping through Africa.

From Salon • May 20, 2026

Anthropic and OpenAI are supercharging their battles for new enterprise customers by ripping a few chapters out of Palantir Technologies’ playbook.

From MarketWatch • May 4, 2026

Many corporate technology leaders have said they’re not immediately ripping out their software in favor of new AI tools.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

Mrs. Trepid talked her husband into ripping up the forms they were supposed to submit to the authorities, reporting the twins’ arrival.

From "Ruby Holler" by Sharon Creech



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